highest era for a closer with at least 16 saves in a season

Brad Lidge has the highest ERA with 16+ saves in a season, with an ERA of 7.21 in 2009.

Interpreted as:
highest era by a player for a closer with at least 16 saves in a season
NAME ERA SV SEASON TM G W L W% GS SO CG SHO IP H ER R HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA ERA- FIP FIP- H/9 PRAA
1 Brad Lidge
B. Lidge
7.21
31
2009
PHI PHI
67
0
8
.000
0
61
0
0
58.2
72
47
51
11
34
5
55
3
283
4
9.36
5.22
1.79
1.69
21.6
12.0
1.81
.355
7.82
170
5.44
127
11.05
-7.5
2 Shawn Chacon
S. Chacon
7.11
35
2004
COL COL
66
1
9
.100
0
52
0
0
63.1
71
50
52
12
52
5
60
7
316
9
7.39
7.39
1.00
1.71
16.5
16.5
1.94
.303
7.39
147
6.56
141
10.09
-12.4
3 Derrick Turnbow
D. Turnbow
6.87
24
2006
MIL MIL
64
4
9
.308
0
69
0
0
56.1
56
43
51
8
39
4
49
2
266
6
11.02
6.23
1.77
1.28
25.9
14.7
1.69
.329
8.15
153
4.83
107
8.95
-1.9
4 Brandon Maurer
B. Maurer
6.52
22
2017
TOT
68
3
6
.333
0
59
0
0
59.1
73
43
43
8
19
1
43
2
267
1
8.95
2.88
3.11
1.21
22.1
7.1
1.55
.361
6.52
151
3.93
92
11.07
2.3
5 Jose Mesa
J. Mesa
6.52
24
2003
PHI PHI
61
5
7
.417
0
45
0
0
58.0
71
42
44
7
31
1
47
2
273
3
6.98
4.81
1.45
1.09
16.5
11.4
1.76
.339
6.83
155
4.70
111
11.02
-3
6 Rob Dibble
R. Dibble
6.48
19
1993
CIN CIN
45
1
4
.200
0
49
0
0
41.2
34
30
33
8
42
2
37
0
196
4
10.58
9.07
1.17
1.73
25.0
21.4
1.82
.274
7.13
159
6.29
151
7.34
-9.5
7 Mike Williams
M. Williams
6.14
28
2003
TOT
68
1
7
.125
0
39
0
0
63.0
66
43
44
5
41
4
47
6
299
2
5.57
5.86
0.95
0.71
13.0
13.7
1.70
.290
6.29
145
4.96
116
9.43
-4.9
8 C.J. Wilson
C.J. Wilson
6.02
24
2008
TEX TEX
50
2
2
.500
0
41
0
0
46.1
49
31
35
8
27
2
41
2
214
3
7.96
5.24
1.52
1.55
19.2
12.6
1.64
.301
6.80
134
5.48
124
9.52
-5.4
9 Dave Smith
D. Smith
6.00
17
1991
CHC CHC
35
0
6
.000
0
16
0
0
33.0
39
22
22
6
19
1
28
5
151
1
4.36
5.18
0.84
1.64
10.6
12.6
1.76
.303
6.00
155
6.06
157
10.64
-7.8
10 LaTroy Hawkins
L. Hawkins
5.96
28
2001
MIN MIN
62
1
5
.167
0
36
0
0
51.1
59
34
34
3
39
1
51
3
248
7
6.31
6.84
0.92
0.53
14.5
15.7
1.91
.331
5.96
131
4.74
109
10.34
-2.4
11 Jay Howell
J. Howell
5.89
16
1987
OAK OAK
36
3
4
.429
0
35
0
0
44.1
48
29
30
6
21
1
27
1
200
4
7.11
4.26
1.67
1.22
17.5
10.5
1.56
.307
6.09
139
4.53
105
9.74
-1.1
12 Jeff Brantley
J. Brantley
5.86
23
2000
PHI PHI
55
2
7
.222
0
57
0
0
55.1
64
36
36
12
29
2
47
0
256
2
9.27
4.72
1.97
1.95
22.3
11.3
1.68
.333
5.86
126
5.57
121
10.41
-6
13 Jose Valverde
J. Valverde
5.84
18
2006
ARI ARI
44
2
3
.400
0
69
0
0
49.1
50
32
32
6
22
2
35
3
223
2
12.59
4.01
3.14
1.09
30.9
9.9
1.46
.355
5.84
124
3.38
73
9.12
6.9
14 Matt Capps
M. Capps
5.80
27
2009
PIT PIT
57
4
8
.333
0
46
0
0
54.1
73
35
36
10
17
3
50
3
251
0
7.62
2.82
2.71
1.66
18.3
6.8
1.66
.360
5.96
140
4.89
117
12.09
-4.3
15 Mike Henneman
M. Henneman
5.79
31
1996
TEX TEX
49
0
7
.000
0
34
0
0
42.0
41
27
28
6
17
0
45
5
182
4
7.29
3.64
2.00
1.29
18.7
9.3
1.38
.280
6.00
113
4.62
94
8.79
1.4
16 David Bednar
D. Bednar
5.77
23
2024
PIT PIT
62
3
8
.273
0
58
0
0
57.2
54
37
40
9
28
3
45
3
262
2
9.05
4.37
2.07
1.40
22.1
10.7
1.42
.274
6.24
137
4.79
118
8.43
-4.7
17 Hideki Irabu
H. Irabu
5.74
16
2002
TEX TEX
38
3
8
.273
2
30
0
0
47.0
51
30
30
11
16
1
26
2
204
3
5.74
3.06
1.88
2.11
14.7
7.8
1.43
.274
5.74
122
5.80
129
9.77
-6.6
18 Edwin Díaz
E. Díaz
5.59
26
2019
NYM NYM
66
2
7
.222
0
99
0
0
58.0
58
36
36
15
22
4
48
3
254
3
15.36
3.41
4.50
2.33
39.0
8.7
1.38
.377
5.59
137
4.50
105
9.00
-1.4
19 Doug Henry
D. Henry
5.56
17
1993
MIL MIL
54
4
4
.500
0
38
0
0
55.0
67
34
37
7
25
3
41
8
260
4
6.22
4.09
1.52
1.15
14.6
9.6
1.67
.321
6.05
127
4.78
112
10.96
-3.2
20 Jim Johnson
J. Johnson
5.56
22
2017
ATL ATL
61
6
3
.667
0
61
0
0
56.2
59
35
39
8
25
1
38
3
256
3
9.69
3.97
2.44
1.27
23.8
9.8
1.48
.317
6.19
126
4.21
99
9.37
0.4
21 Frank Francisco
F. Francisco
5.53
23
2012
NYM NYM
48
1
3
.250
0
47
0
0
42.1
47
26
27
5
21
0
38
1
197
2
9.99
4.46
2.24
1.06
23.9
10.7
1.61
.339
5.74
148
3.89
100
9.99
0.1
22 Ambiorix Burgos
A. Burgos
5.52
18
2006
KCR KCR
68
4
5
.444
1
72
0
0
73.1
83
45
49
16
37
6
41
4
336
11
8.84
4.54
1.95
1.96
21.4
11.0
1.64
.327
6.01
121
5.77
129
10.19
-10.8
23 Octavio Dotel
O. Dotel
5.40
16
2000
HOU HOU
50
3
7
.300
16
142
0
0
125.0
127
75
80
26
61
7
25
3
563
6
10.22
4.39
2.33
1.87
25.2
10.8
1.50
.309
5.76
112
5.19
109
9.14
-5.9
24 Alfredo Aceves
A. Aceves
5.36
25
2012
BOS BOS
69
2
10
.167
0
75
0
0
84.0
80
50
51
11
31
6
55
2
361
3
8.04
3.32
2.42
1.18
20.8
8.6
1.32
.290
5.46
126
4.32
107
8.57
-2.7
25 Craig Kimbrel
C. Kimbrel
5.33
23
2024
BAL BAL
57
7
5
.583
0
73
0
0
52.1
40
31
35
7
31
5
39
1
232
3
12.55
5.33
2.35
1.20
31.5
13.4
1.36
.284
6.02
136
4.17
104
6.88
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R

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ERA

3.79

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
Marlins Marlins
79
83
.488
17.0
Braves Braves
76
86
.469
20.0
Nationals Nationals
66
96
.407
30.0
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MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East W L PCT GB
Phillies Phillies
96
66
.593
Mets Mets
83
79
.512
13.0
NL Central W L PCT GB
Brewers Brewers
97
65
.599
Cubs Cubs
92
70
.568
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
93
69
.574
Padres Padres
90
72
.556
3.0
AL East W L PCT GB
Blue Jays Blue Jays
94
68
.580
Yankees Yankees
94
68
.580
AL Central W L PCT GB
Guardians Guardians
88
74
.543
Tigers Tigers
87
75
.537
1.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
90
72
.556
Astros Astros
87
75
.537
3.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
9/15
ATL ATL
@
WSH WSH
6-3
Mon
9/15
SDP SDP
@
NYM NYM
3-8
Mon
9/15
NYY NYY
@
MIN MIN
10-9
Tue
9/16
CHC CHC
@
PIT PIT
8-4
Tue
9/16
CIN CIN
@
STL STL
6-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
10/17
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
6:08 PM
Fri
10/17
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:38 PM
Sat
10/18
MIL MIL
@
LAD LAD
8:08 PM
Sun
10/19
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
8:03 PM
Mon
10/20
LAD LAD
@
MIL MIL
5:08 PM